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Directions to Spruce Knob Mountain Center

Directions From Washington, D.C. and Points North of D.C.

  • Follow I-95 South to Washington, D.C., and take the Beltway (495) West around the city.
  • Get on I-66 West and proceed to I-81.
  • Follow I-81 South to exit 247B at Harrisonburg, Route 33 West.
  • Follow 33 West into West Virginia, through Brandywine, Franklin, and on to Judy Gap (approximately 14 miles after Franklin).
  • At Judy Gap, turn left onto 28 South and follow directions from Judy Gap on (below).

From Points West

  • Follow I-79 into West Virginia and to exit 99 (Route 33 East) at Weston and Buckhannon.
  • Follow Route 33 East through Buckhannon, Elkins, Seneca Rocks, and on to Judy Gap where 33 and 28 split.
  • Continue on 28 South and follow directions from Judy Gap on.

From Judy Gap

  • Follow Route 28 South through Circleville (3 miles) and Cherry Grove (3 miles).
  • Approximately 2–3 miles after going through Cherry Grove, turn right on 28/10 toward The Mountain Institute and Spruce Knob Lake (there will be a small Forest Service sign).
  • After about 3 miles turn left at a stop sign near a hairpin turn and go another 4 miles to a set of low stone columns and a red farm gate on the right at the top of a hill; if you go down a very long hill and over a bridge at a small creek you have gone too far.
  • Turn right through the red gate; marked “The Mountain Institute.” Bear left, and follow the dirt road 1 mile through farm land until you get to the large round buildings—Yurts.

Spruce Knob Mountain Center
HC 75 Box 24
Circleville, WV 26804
Phone: (304) 567-2632
Fax: (304) 567-2666